-
Four departments put on orange heatwave alert
Hot weather warnings look set to increase over the coming days
-
Tourism and leisure sectors in France commit to water saving measures
25 industry players will receive government funding to reduce consumption
-
French pharmacists threaten summer of ‘guerilla’ strike action
Protests, closures, and blockades of medicine depots are all on the agenda as anger in the sector rises
Read Madame Bovary writer’s own letters
Discover an online log of Flaubert's correspondences
More than 4,000 personal letters by Madame Bovary author Gustave Flaubert have been put online at tinyurl.com/y9elpa8g
Flaubert was known for the obsessive care he took over crafting his books, but his letters – including ones to Victor Hugo and Guy de Maupassant – are said to reveal his personality au naturel.
The University of Rouen project has involved 30 researchers over five years.